Lebanon’s fiscal deficit expanded from $3.38B by November 2017 to $5.81B by November 2018 according to the records of the Ministry of Finance. This was attributed to a 21.8% yearly increase in government ... read more
In the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, activity at the Port of Beirut (PoB) dropped, with the port’s revenues recording a 16.17% annual decline to stand at $49.80M. As such, total container activity including ... read more
Figures released by the Ministry of Finance show that Lebanon’s gross public debt reached $85.25B by the second month of 2019, thereby recording an annual uptick of 4.57% when compared to the gross public ... read more
Cement deliveries were slashed by an annual 20.91% in the first month of 2019, to stand at 217,379 tons compared to 274,856 tons in the beginning of 2018. In fact, this can be explained by the decrease in ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), consumer prices rose on average by an annual 3.16% in the first two months of 2019. The rise is attributed to increases in prices across all ... read more
Figures released by the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC) show that the number of real estate (RE) transactions, which may include one or more realties, registered an annual decrease ... read more
Figures released by the Ministry of Finance show that Lebanon’s gross public debt reached $85.32B during the first month of 2019, up from $80.39B in January 2019. On an annual basis, gross public debt ... read more
The latest figures released by the Ministry of tourism revealed that the number of tourist arrivals to Lebanon increased by 4.22% year-on-year (y-o-y) by the second month of 2019 to settle at 231,055. The ... read more
Figures released by the Port of Beirut (PoB) show that the Port’s revenues fell by 14.96% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at $33.89M by february 2019, down from $39.85M by feb 2018. In details and over the ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first month of 2019 stood at $1.17B, narrowing from the $1.42B registered in the same month last year. Total imports declined by 17.63% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $1.40B and ... read more
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